Discussion

What has Jason been up to?

Sharing economy + Mobile (is there anything else on this topic? Chad, if so could you tee up with Jason - ok will do)
* What’s different today as opposed to the days of Cosmo.com and Webvan? Why does Instacart work now?

The 5 skills

Hacking
* bringing together a system of potentially disparate computer apps/tools/functions to achieve a goal
* Gluing together anything you can get your hands on to build a workflow or solution takes talent and skill
* Often the goal of Hacking is really “discovery” or “exploration”

amassing and consuming huge amounts of knowledge about APIs and Frameworks that are available and then using them effectively

Development

the process of bringing together talent, ideas and requirements to build a new application or feature

Deals with other people and takes input from all over to build something new

it’s inherently collaborative and requires other skills like interpersonal skills and communications skills

often called soft skills which I find ironic because it’s so hard

Engineering

the use of science and creativity to solve complex problems

It needs an academic foundation combined with creativity and ingenuity to solve hard problems

These skills get amplified in value when complemented by others who can fill in any knowledge or skill gaps

Architecture

the design of a large complex system or application that requires numerous contributors to fully implement

it is a skillset that can envision, design, and clearly document and communicate a complex system in a cogent way that everyone tasked with implementing the system are able to apply their skills to succeed with little or no impediment?

July 15, 2015 at 3:45PM •
45 minutes

We discuss what it means to be a software developer and the differences between programmer, developer and engineer (if there really are any differences). Do you think there's a difference or should there be a difference in those terms? Let us know. Send a tweet to @iohyespodcast

July 1, 2015 at 11:00AM •
1 hour 4 minutes

June 24, 2015 at 9:15AM •
40 minutes

We talk with author and app developer Jeff Kelley about his new book, Developing for Apple Watch (Your App on Their Wrists). We grill him on the book writing process, the difficulties of writing the book before he had the watch and things to come with WatchOS.